r/vancouver • u/Moggehh Fastest Goose in the West • 24d ago

⚠️⚠️ MEGATHREAD ⚠️⚠️ Metro Vancouver elections 2026: Candidates, Voting, and the snap election

Metro Vancouver has not one, but two elections coming up in October. Here's what you need to know.

Municipal elections: October 17, 2026

All municipalities across Metro Vancouver vote on the same day. Find your city's election information and candidate list below:

Check out LocalElections.ca for a complete list of candidate lists and general info across British Columbia.

How to vote in the Municipal Election

General voting day for the Municipal Election is October 17, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Advance voting dates vary by municipality. Check your city's election page above for local dates and locations.

Most Metro Vancouver municipalities offer vote by mail. Check your city's election page for deadlines.

To register or check your registration: elections.bc.ca or call 1-800-661-8683. You can also register in person on voting day with two pieces of ID.

Provincial snap election: October 24, 2026

One week after municipal voting day, Premier David Eby has called a snap provincial election for October 24. Find your provincial riding and candidates at elections.bc.ca.

To vote provincially, eligibility and registration requirements are the same as the municipal election. Check your registration and find your voting location at elections.bc.ca.

Who can vote in the Provincial Election

You can vote in B.C.’s upcoming provincial election if you are:

  • a Canadian citizen,
  • 18 or older on October 24, 2026, and
  • a resident of B.C. since April 23, 2026.

Where to Vote in the Provincial Election

Advance voting is open in locations across the province on between October 16-21 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time). You don’t need a special reason to vote at advance voting. It’s an option for all eligible voters. Voters can vote at any advance voting place in the province, and all advance voting places are wheelchair accessible.

Make sure to check your Where to Vote card or visit wheretovote.elections.bc.ca to find voting places and the dates they are open.

Final Voting is open on Saturday, October 24 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time).

Your "Where to Vote" card

Elections BC will send a Where to Vote card to registered voters. Your Where to Vote card lists your assigned voting place on Final Voting Day and advance voting options in your electoral district. You can use your Where to Vote card as one of two pieces of voter ID, but you don’t need it to vote.

How to Vote in the BC Provincial Election

Eligibility and registration requirements are the same as the municipal election. To register or check your registration: elections.bc.ca or call 1-800-661-8683. You can also register in person on voting day with two pieces of ID.

Key Dates for the BC Provincial Election

  • Advance voting: October 16-21, 2026
  • Last day to request a vote-by-mail package online or by phone: October 18, 2026
  • Final Voting Day: October 24, 2026

Candidate AMAs & Past and Present AMA List

Vancouver mayoral candidates, council candidates, and Provincial election candidates are welcome to reach out via modmail to arrange a verified AMA. Candidates from other locations are welcome to contact the team and request a crosspost of their AMA from a city-specific subreddit, depending on demand (mayoral candidates and Provincial election candidates only).

We welcome all political affiliations as long as our rules are respected. AMAs held on the sub are capped at one per weekday, and capacity is limited. First come, first served. Review our guide on AMAs and then reach out to the mod team to verify your account and arrange a time.

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u/Moggehh Fastest Goose in the West 24d ago edited 2d ago

Upcoming AMAs:

Past AMAs:

Want to do an AMA? Review our guide on AMAs and then reach out to the mod team to verify your account and arrange a time. First come, first served!

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u/ilikepie739 24d ago

I am so ready to wipe that smug grin off Ken Sim's face.

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u/muffinscrub 24d ago

I wish I still lived in Van to also vote against him

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u/DCWU 7d ago

Why?

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u/Moggehh Fastest Goose in the West 24d ago

Need a Vancouver Mayor Mamdani stat, please.

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u/DoTheManeuver 24d ago

I don't think anyone fits the bill this time around, but at least we can get rid of Sim. 

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u/Moggehh Fastest Goose in the West 24d ago

Baby steps.

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u/TakaraGeneration 20d ago

Who is the closets to that?

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u/DoTheManeuver 20d ago

The closest is Pete Fry, but he's not really got the energy of Mamdami. At least he's calling out ABC on their plebiscite questions. 

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u/TakaraGeneration 20d ago

This is what I am thinking, would he be a legit contender? I want to make my vote count and want Sim out!

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u/DoTheManeuver 20d ago

He's the leading contender at this point. The left leaning parties have at least agreed to only field one mayoral candidate. 

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u/pnonp 18d ago

Yeah, too bad it's a NIMBYish candidate rather than OneCity, but hey

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u/bikes_and_music 1d ago

That dickhead came into a pub where I was hanging out with friends, took microphone and started campaigning. Was so loud we couldn't talk and had to leave.

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u/DCWU 7d ago

You are part of the cities problem.

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u/enter-the-horny-zone 1d ago

Found the guy who lives in Langley

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u/airchinapilot in your backyard 24d ago

Vote by mail https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-vote-by-mail.aspx

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u/captainvantastic 24d ago

Thanks for the link. Just applied.

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u/Path_of_meming 24d ago

How can I do this for the provincial election? I'll be out of country for the actual date

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u/Moggehh Fastest Goose in the West 24d ago

https://www.elections.bc.ca/votebymail

It's linked in the megathread.

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u/Path_of_meming 24d ago

Thanks 🙏

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u/notanotherhour 18d ago

Has anyone else gotten a letter from ABC begging you to vote for them? Felt pretty desperate. Curious also how Sim's office decides who to send this letter to; I was the only one at my address to get it.

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u/elainebenes86 Renfrew-Collingwood 1d ago

Did my duty 🫡🫡🫡

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u/Electronic_Fox_6383 Yaletown 24d ago

Plebiscite questions for Vancouver as follows...

"Voters will be asked to answer the following “yes” or “no” questions

Vancouver has experienced unprecedented levels of street disorder, open-air hard drug use, and disruption to community safety and individual health. Therefore,

  1. Are you in favour of the City of Vancouver strengthening its laws to forbid open-air hard drug (Heroin, Meth, Fentanyl, and Crack) use in public spaces?
  2. Should the City of Vancouver formally ask the Province of BC to convert portions of the old St. Paul’s Hospital, or another similar site, into a secure medical facility that provides acute voluntary and 100-plus involuntary care beds for individuals posing a serious risk to themselves or others due to severe substance use and mental health disorders?"

Full details here.

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u/Coq-Lover 24d ago

Nice, thanks!

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u/Odd-Position-4856 21d ago

Is there a good list of all the candidates and their platforms for the musical election somewhere? I remember some awesome redditors putting commenting like that together last time around.

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u/alvarkresh Vancouver 5d ago

https://vdlc.ca/vdlc-endorsed-candidates-city-of-vancouver/

I used this list to figure out who I wanted to vote for.

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u/stonerbobo 13d ago

Posting links to 2 debates with the mayoral candidates for Vancouver here, take a look!
Vancouver Mayoral CKNW Debate Oct 5th

Vancouver Mayoral CUERE Forum Debate Sep 10

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u/DietCokeCanz 24d ago

I'm praying someone decent runs against my useless MLA.

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u/BooBoo_Cat 24d ago

Very helpful, thanks. 

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u/vqql 24d ago edited 24d ago

For multi-unit buildings, if you see a canvasser, please let them in! (It’s harder to reach renters, a demo that votes less than owners, and this is one way to help.)

The law allows canvassing between 9am-9pm:

  160.1   (2) The following individuals and organizations must not unreasonably restrict access to residential property by a candidate or an authorized canvasser for the purposes of canvassing electors and distributing candidate information: (a) a housing cooperative or individual acting on behalf of a housing cooperative; (b) a landlord or individual acting on behalf of a landlord; (c) a strata corporation or individual acting on behalf of a strata corporation. [...] (4) Subsection (2) applies from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the campaign period.

Edit: Link to Local Government Act  https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/r15001_03

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u/Decipher ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ 24d ago

Bookmarking that. My building is so obsessed with privacy and security that people were outraged the last time a political canvasser got in.

Edit: seems the section number for that has changed https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96106_10.1

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u/vqql 24d ago

The joys of overlapping elections! We’re both right; my reference was from the Local Government Act, yours for provincial elections.

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u/Decipher ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ 24d ago

Makes sense. I copied and pasted the entire section into Google to find that.

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u/One_Cod_8774 16d ago

Can anyone help me understand what to do in this situation. I’ve moved recently and got mail forwarding. I got my voter information card for the city election but it has my old address. Will they be able to change my address at any voting place? My concern is that my ID address has been changed but the voter card has different address. Thanks!

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u/pinkrosies 1d ago

Kinda bummed I didn’t get an Evict Ken Sim pin before all this lol

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u/DCWU 7d ago

I can’t wait till Pete Fry and Sean Orr is out of the city office. VOTE KEN SIM!!

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u/alvarkresh Vancouver 18h ago

I just voted in the provincial advance poll and I was in and out in five minutes. They've made it very easy to vote, too! Just bring your voter card and ID, answer some questions, and then you get a ballot that's now machine-readable like the Vancouver ones have been for a while now. Mark your dot and you're done.

They even give you a very nice "I voted" sticker. :)